Index INDEX Page numbers in bold-type refer to the beginning of a section or to the more detailed treatment of an entry. (T) denotes that an entry refers to a table. '(+)', stereodescriptor 572 'abietane' 522 common or exotic 268 '(–)', stereodescriptor 572 '(4-abu)', ligand-name abbreviation 472(T) of carbohydrates 497 '(±)', stereodescriptor 572 'Ac', ligand-name abbreviation 472(T) seniority 19ff.(T) > sign, definition 2 '(acac)', ligand-name abbreviation 443, 450, 'aci-nitro-' 18(T), 329, 340, 378 sign, definition 2 472(T), 590 'aconitane' 487 ~ sign, definition 2 '(acacen)', ligand-name abbreviation 472(T) 'acridarsine' 91(T) → arrow, definition 2 'ACD' 537 'acridine', exception of numbering 93(T), 'α' 'aceanthrene' 87 112 CA stereodescriptors until 1999 573ff. 'aceanthrylene' 89(T) 'acridophosphine' 91(T) citation in names 572 'acenaphthene' 87 '1H-acrindoline' 94(T) meso ring structures 573 'acenaphth(o)-' 89(T), 102 'acrolein' 328 steroids 516, 571 'acenaphthoquinone' 334 'acrylaldehyde' 328 terpenes 520, 571 'acenaphthylene' 89(T) 'acrylamide' 301 'α-carotene' 524 '-acene' 89(T) 'acrylic acid'/ 'acryloyl-' 204 'α-d' 498 'acephenanthrene' 87 'acyl', ligand name 442(T) 'α-l' 498 'acephenanthrylene' 89(T) acyl, definition 2 'α-neuraminic acid' 495 'acetaldehyde' 327 acylals 326 α terminus, polymers 532 acetals 23(T), 24(T), 326, 411 '(acylamido)', ligand names 449 'β' of monosaccharides 503 '(acylazanido)', ligand names 449 carotenoids 524 of steroids 518 acyl cation center 176f. CA stereodescriptors until 1999 573ff. 'acetamide' 299, 300 'acyloin' 335, 337 citation in names 572 '(acetamidine)', ligand name 452 acyl radical center 163, 164 meso ring structures 573 'acetate' 190, 271, 273 acyl substituents steroids 516, 571 '(acetato-κO)', ligand name 445 at heteroatoms 25(T), 335, 337 terpenes 520, 571 'acetic acid' 203 general naming 13 'β-alanine'/ 'β-alanyl-' 210, 490 'acetic anhydride' 258 As-acyl substituents 384, 386 'β-carotene' 524 'acetoacetamide' 301 B-acyl substituents 399, 400 'β-d' 498 'acetoacetic acid'/ 'acetoacetyl-' 209 Bi-acyl substituents 392, 393 'β-l' 498 'acetohydrazonic acid' 216 Ge-acyl substituents 404, 406 'β-muramic acid' 495 'acetoin' 336 N-acyl substituents 297, 313, 372 δ convention 4, 597 'acetone' 335 P-acyl substituents 384, 386 'δc ' 597 'acetonedicarboxylic acid' 213 Pb-acyl substituents 404, 406 '∆', stereodescriptor, determination 583 'acetonitrile' 322 Sb-acyl substituents 392, 393 'ε', carotenoids 524 '(acetonitrile)', ligand name 452(T) Si-acyl substituents 404, 406 η descriptor 'acetonyl', radical name 161 Sn-acyl substituents 404, 406 definition 4 'acetonyl-', prefix 335 'adamantane' 118 description of coordination site 438, 440ff. 'acetonylium' 176 'adamantyl-' 120 κ descriptor 'acetophenone' 337 'added hydrogen' 547 definition 5 'acetoxy-' 275 'added' indicated H atom 547 description of coordination site 438 'acetoxyl' 165 ketones 333 in ligand names with η descriptors 440 'acetyl' addition compounds 'κ', carotenoids 524 halide suffix 285 lit. 536 λ convention 5, 593, 594 ligand name 442(T) molecular 36, 437 'λn ' 594f. radical name 164 additive names 'Λ', stereodescriptor, determination 583 'acetyl-' definition 3 µ descriptor amides 303 monosulfones, monosulfoxides, monosul- definition 6 carboxylic acids 204 fides, and analogs with replace- in bridge-ligand names 454 esters 275 ment names 420 in polyborane names 397 isolated group 156 O-, S-, Se, and Te-substituted S-, Se-, and µ ligands, see bridge ligands ketones 335 Te-heterocycles 416 'ξ' '(acetylacetonato)', ligand name for abbrevia- pseudoketones 338 steroids 516, 571 tion 443, 450, 472(T), 590 additive nomenclature (see also additive terpenes 520, 571 'acetylene' 55, 57 names) 36 π complexes, CIP convention 592 'acetylide' 188 '(ade)', ligand-name abbreviation 472(T) π-ligands, see hapto ligands acetylides 458 'adenine' 364, 510, 526 'ϕ', carotenoids 524 achiral core 559 '(adenine)', ligand name for abbreviation 'χ', carotenoids 524 acid azides, seniority 24(T) 472(T) 'ψ' acid halides 285 'adenosine' 510 nucleoside abbreviation 511 boric acids 254 '(adenosine)', ligand name for abbreviation carotenoids 524 boronic and borinic acids 255 472(T) ω terminus, polymers 532 carbohydrate acids 498 '(adenosine monophosphato)', ligand name seniority 24(T) for abbreviation 472(T) silicic acids 253 'adenylic acid' 511 'A', nucleoside abbreviation 510 suffixes 286(T) 'adenylyl-' 512 'A', stereodescriptor, determination 583 acids 'adipamide' 301 'abeo-' 524, 541 'Class-I' or 'Class-II 268 'adipic acid'/ 'adipoyl-' 204 609 Index '(ado)', ligand-name abbreviation 472(T) 'alloisoleucine'/ 'alloisoleucyl-' 211 amidines 295 '(adp)', ligand-name abbreviation 472(T) 'allophanic acid'/ 'allophanyl-' 231 seniority 24(T) 'adrenaline' 365 'allophanyl-' 305 'amidino-' 233, 298(T), 317 '(aet)', ligand-name abbreviation 472(T) 'allose' 494 '-amidium' (+ E+) 173 affixes 'allothreonine'/ 'allothreonyl' 212, 491 'amido', ligand name 438, 442(T) acid halides (IUPAC) 286(T) 'alloxane' 309 'amido-', affix in S-, Se-, and N-oxoacid boronic and borinic acids 255 'allyl-' 56 names 238 definition 3 'allyl alcohol' 348 '-amid(o)-', infix in P- and As-oxoacid names polynuclear C-oxoacids 232 alphabetical order 53 245 polynuclear P- and As-oxoacids 249 affixes in S-, Se-, and N-oxoacid names 238 '-amido-' 303 polynuclear S- and Se-oxoacids 239 attached-component names 97 'amidogen' 163 S-, Se-, and N-oxoacids 238 bridge-ligand names 454 '-amidogen' 164 S-, Se-, Te-, N-, Si-, and B-oxoacids 21(T) bridge names 124 'amidosulfenyl chloride' 290 silicic acids 253 cation names 220, 234, 249, 279, 456 'amidosulfuric acid' 239 sulfonic acids and analogs (IUPAC) 224 class terms 290 '-amidoxime' 298(T), 302 'agaropectin' 507 higher-order-attached-component names 'amidrazone' 314 'AIBN' 323 106 '-amidrazone' 298(T) 'ajmalan' 487 'hydro-' 36, 541 '-amidyl' 164 '-al' 24(T), 327 in acyl names of acid halides 288, 292 '-amidylium' 177 carotenoids 524 in acyl prefixes aminals 326, 359 '(ala)', ligand-name abbreviation 472(T) of amides 303, 305, 308 '-aminato', ligand name 444 'alaninal' 328 of esters 275, 276, 277, 278 '-amine' 25(T), 360 'alaninate' 220 of ketones 335 amine oxides 25(T) '(alaninato)', ligand name for abbreviation infixes amine N-oxides 363 472(T) in carboxylic acid names 19(T), 214, amines 359 'β-alanine'/ 'β-alanyl-' 210, 490 216, 218 N-alkylidene-substituted primary 362 'alanine'/ 'alanyl-' 210, 490 in C-oxoacid names 230 primary, secondary, and tertiary 359 '-alaninium' (+ E+) 174 in P- and As-oxoacid names 22(T), 245 seniority 25(T) alcohols 347 in peroxy acid names with suffix 19(T) '-aminium' (+ E+) 173 amino acids 491 in sulfonic acid names and analogs 'amino-' 25(T) 'Class-I' and 'Class-II' 268f. 19(T), 224, 225, 226 amines 360 common and exotic 268f. italic element symbols in ligand names 438 N-heterochains 64 functional-class nomenclature 38 ligand abbreviations in formulas of coor- '-amino-' of peptides 492 dination compounds 472(T) amides 303ff. seniority 25(T) ligand formulas in formulas of coordina- amines 360 Si compounds 404, 406 tion compounds 472(T) S-, Se-, Te-, and N-oxoacids 240 aldaric acids 497 ligand names 456, 458, 461 amino acids 210, 490 '-aldehyde' 327 ligand names of polynuclear coordination acid halides 287 aldehyde hydrate 349 compounds 464, 465 alcohols 491 aldehyde hydrazones 325, 330 parent-component letters 103 aldehydes 491 'aldehyde imine' 197 parent-substituent names 53 amides 299, 491 aldehyde oximes 325, 329 prefixes 14, 53 anhydrides 491 aldehydes 325 primary-attached-component names 105 esters 271, 491 amino acids 491 substituent prefixes hydrazides 491 of peptides 492 in amine names 360 nonstandard 492 seniority 24(T) in ester names 270, 273 stereodescriptors 571 aldehydic acids 209 in hydrazide names 314 amino acid sequence names 299, 492 'aldehydo' 330 in hydrazone names 330, 341 aminoaldehyde 327 'aldimine' 368 subtractive prefixes 541 '(aminocarbonyl)-' 20(T), 24(T), 216, 298(T) alditols 497 alphanumerical locants, see locants aminocarboxylic acids, see amino acids aldonic acids 497 alphanumerical order 53 '(aminohydrazonomethyl)-' 298(T) aldose parent names 496 'altro-' 494 '(aminoiminomethyl)-' 298(T) aldoses 496 'altrose' 494 '(aminomalonato)', ligand name for abbre- aldosuloses 496 '(ama)', ligand-name abbreviation 472(T) viation 472(T) 'aldoxime' 331 ambiguities, avoidance by choice of multiply- '(aminooxy)-' 363, 375 alduronic acids 497 ing affixes 539 '(aminoseleninyl)-' 298(T) '-alene' 89(T) 'ambrane' 523 '(aminoseleno)-' 298(T) 'alka-' 55 '-amic acid' 210, 301 '(aminoselenonyl)-' 298(T) alkaloids 487, 518 '-amidato', ligand name 444 '(aminosulfinothioyl)-' and analogs 298(T) '(alkanaminido)', ligand names 449 'amide' 304, 306, 307 '(aminosulfinyl)-' 298(T) alkanes 55 '-amide' 24(T), 298(T) '(aminosulfonimidoyl)-' 298(T) 'alkanido', ligand name 442 anion 190 '(aminosulfonohydrazonoyl)-' 298(T) 'alkan(o)-', bridge name 125 '-amide hydrazone' 302 '(aminosulfonothioyl)-' and analogs 298(T) alkenes 55 amides 295 '(aminosulfonyl)-' 20(T), 225, 298(T) 'alk[x]en(o)-', bridge name 125 amino acids 491 '(aminotellurinyl)-' 298(T) alkoxycarboxylic acids 208f. boric acids 254 '(aminotelluro)-' 298(T) 'alkyl', ligand name 442(T) boronic and borinic acids 255 '(aminotelluronyl)-' 298(T) alkyl, definition 2 carbohydrate acids 498 '(aminothio)-' 298(T), 363, 375 '(alkylazanido)', ligand names 449 cyclic 295 '(aminothioxomethyl)-' and analogs 298(T) alkyl halides, functional-class nomenclature primary 297f. '[aminotris(hydroxymethyl)methane]',